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Snuffbox in the Form of the Head and Trunk of a Man; Cover Depicts a Kneeling Figure; Back of Box Carved with Figure of a Woman and Child

Snuffbox in the Form of the Head and Trunk of a Man; Cover Depicts a Kneeling Figure; Back of Box Carved with Figure of a Woman and Child

Artist/Maker
Date18th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 3 5/8 in. (2.9 × 5.7 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney
Object number1904.740
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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